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News

IVETS embedded counselor Chuck Xander

Providing mental health support for UI’s Veteran community

Friday, July 26, 2024
Iowa native and combat Veteran Chuck Xander looks back on his first year as embedded counselor in which he helped provide mental health support for Veterans and military-connected students.
Groups of students sitting outside the Belin-Blank Center on campus

Clinic space at Belin-Blank Center renovated

Thursday, July 25, 2024
A renovation project at Blank Honors Center creates new clinic spaces for UI College of Education’s Scanlan Center for School Mental Health and Belin-Blank Center.
Shawn Datchuk, Leah Zimmerman discuss LIFTER on KCRG

In the news: Everyday Iowa - Iowa Reading Research Center

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
UI Director of Iowa Reading Research Center Shawn Datchuk and clinical assistant professor of special education Leah Zimmermann discussed why Iowa adding cursive handwriting to the state education standards is a good thing for youth on KCRG.
New faculty stand outside of Lindquist just before the fall 2024 semester

New faculty join the College of Education

Thursday, July 11, 2024
The College of Education welcomes several new faculty who bring decades of expertise, cutting-edge research, and innovative teaching to our community.
Dawn Thomas teaching in Spain

Fulbright recipient Dawn Thomas makes an impact in Spain

Monday, July 1, 2024
Dawn Thomas, a Master of Arts in Teaching secondary English education alumna, reflects on her 2023-24 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Spain.
Mark McDermott speaking to group

Mark McDermott named to national fellowship for educator-preparation leaders

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Mark McDermott, associate dean for teacher education and student services, was recently named an Impact Academy fellow through the national non-profit organization Deans for Impact. McDermott joins a cohort of leaders chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation.
Deborah Harris

Harris comes full circle, retires after distinguished career in educational measurement

Friday, June 21, 2024
A distinguished figure in the field of educational measurement, Deborah Harris bids farewell to her esteemed career, including seven years of invaluable service as a professor in the College of Education's Educational Measurement and Statistics program.
Educators Rising Conference

Davenport student to represent Iowa at National Educators Rising Conference

Thursday, June 13, 2024
Davenport North High School junior, Gabriella Pieczynski, has been offered a full expenses paid trip to the National Educators Rising Conference, made possible thanks to a $1.26 million U.S. Department of Education grant that the University of Iowa College of Education is using to help diversify the educator workforce. The college is focusing on starting young educators’ clubs as pathways into teacher education, creating opportunities like the fully funded trip for Pieczynski.
Laurie Croft, associate director for professional development at the Belin-Blank Center

Croft retires after more than 25 years of service to gifted ed

Monday, June 10, 2024
After more than 25 years of teaching, collaborating, and administering in the field of gifted education, Laurie Croft, a clinical professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, and an associate director for professional development at the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, is set to retire.
Guidance for Kosova's agriculture and ICT students: career-boosting extracurriculars

Guidance for Kosova's agriculture and ICT students: career-boosting extracurriculars

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Agriculture and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) students in Kosova are receiving guidance on planning for and executing extracurricular activities to enhance their career development.